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When Will We No Longer Need to Say “Thank G-d”?There is more than one way to minimize the spiritual distance between oneself and G-d. Some of... Read More
Who Runs the World?G-d hardwired us to see our lives as mundane and contained within the so-called laws of nature, so... Read More
What It’s Like to Be a Chabad Woman in Muslim-Majority MoroccoChana and Rabbi Levi Banon have served the Jewish community in Casablanca for a decade Read More
When the Purim Jester Was SadGrief enveloped
the poor man, and he seemed to drag his feet wherever he went. Read More
The Right of Repair You “make” mistakes; however, you yourself are not the mistake. Read More

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Purim How-To Guide

Your Purim 2019 Purim guide contains the story of Purim, and all you need to know about the 4 mitzvahs of Purim and the other observances of the day

The Origins of the Gragger: Why We Boo Haman

Rabbi David Abudraham (14th century, Spain) writes that there had been an earlier custom for children to draw a picture or write the name of Haman on wood or stones

by Yehuda Shurpin

Divine Madness

There is a certain madness to this idea of talking to G‑d, of saying “You” to the Ground of Reality.... Like the madness of love or of unbounded joy

By Tzvi Freeman

Who Runs the World?

G-d hardwired us to see our lives as mundane and contained within the so-called laws of nature, so that we are compelled to search Him out and find purpose, even where it seems there is none, within our personal life journey.

By Dena Schusterman